As a Star Trek: The Next Generation fan, Saussure’s “assimilation” grabbed my attention. Trekkies know this term well, thus, I refer to Star Trek for two reasons:
a.) First and foremost, Captain Picard’s superior intelligence is WAY sexier than Captain Kirk’s overactive libido
2.) and probably far more applicable to Saussure’s theory is this: The Borg Collective, [...]
‘IT’
In terms of defining literature, what the heck is ‘it’ anyway? (From what I gather, it’s certainly not San Francisco’s Original Ice Cream Treat.) Raymond Williams’ use of the term ‘it’ in reference to literature, complete with single quotes for emphasis on pages 1568 and 1573 of the excerpt from Marxism and Literature, seems quite relevant to his argument that ’it’ has been [...]
PREFACE (a state of unenlightenment)
In reading around the class blogs, I’m relieved to see the difficulty others are experiencing with the reading and expressing far more gracefully than I have here.
While reading Bakhtin’s ”Discourse in the Novel” I can’t help but question if this guy ever stepped away from a desk to smell a frickin’ flower. I’m pretty sure the [...]
I first decided to study English because, in high school, I was interested in little else. I would receive 100’s in the subject, particularly in the area of creative writing, while history, math and science were earning less than mediocre marks. Naively, when it came to choosing a college major, I thought English was an easy out, a cheat [...]
Great.
Blogging.
One more addiction for my OCD.
From our brief introductions in class, I’ll bet you know my face from the graphic. Still, I’ve added some personal details about myself, appropriately under “Behind the Blog.” Perhaps you can draw new associations to me… other than my stories about high power airline toilets.
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